Venezuelan security forces raid homes as part of manhunt for Leopoldo López

Venezuelan security forces raided the homes of the opposition leader Leopoldo López and his parents, looking to arrest the man blamed by President Nicolás Maduro for three deaths at recent anti-government protests. López, who hasn't been seen since a press conference on Wednesday, was not at either of the homes in Caracas's leafy eastern district when groups of national guardsmen and military intelligence officials arrived late at night. Aides said neighbours banged on pots and pans to protest what they consider an arbitrary detention order. More...